Letters to My Granddaughter

Cynthia Blomquist Gustavson

For two months, Cynthia Blomquist Gustavson wrote a handwritten letter each day to her granddaughter. It turns out, these are the messages all of us need right now, and the small things are the only things that give sense and solace.

Episodes

  1. 03/05/2021

    08. Which do you want, olives or pie?

    🫒 🌰You like olives, I like nuts. 0:26 🥛 Your great-grandma, Dorothy did not like milk and cheese. 1:27 😬 The yogurt only looks like an icecream, but it is not tasty at all. 2:49 🎣 Why your uncle Kent don't eat fish. 04:35 🫐 I love wild berries because they are growing free. 7:10 🥦 You like vegetables, I don't like them much but wild asparagus.. 8:25 🥩 The ham for dinner is wonderful. 9:26 🌯👶 Your first words to us: Black bean. 10:33 🍽️ Nursery poem Jack Sprat and His Wife 11:45

  2. 02/11/2021

    07. Where is your heart?

    🤸 Country kids and city kids. 0:05 ️🏕️ I loved to wander in nature. 1:27 ️🏙️ Papa loved to play in the park. 3:16 🐸 Tree frog in our pot. 4:49 🐻 The wild outdoors around us. 5:20

  3. 02/04/2021

    6. New beginnings

    👋Bye-bye 2020. 0:05  💌 Letter a day. 0:54 4️⃣ Four things on my mind. 5:00 ‍ 👩‍🎓 Moving to Boston. 6:00  😇 I learned a lot and was a good student. 6:50 🌟 Challenges make us stronger. 8:25

  4. 12/15/2020

    05. What are you waiting For?

    🎄 Christmas decoration. 0:03🕯️ Advent and Santa Lucia's Day. 0:27 🌞 We wait for a lot of things. 2:45❄️ What are you waiting for? 5:54 👵 In the waiting is when I lived my life. 7:46

  5. 12/04/2020

    04. Superpowers

    ☕ I love coffee and Starbucks. 0:25 🍰 Grammy, let's go to a Square box. 1:45 🦸‍♀️ Find your own superpowers.  3:12 ⭐ Ask for help when you need it. 5:48

  6. 11/30/2020

    03. Little White Lies

    🫐 Picking berries.  0:05🎇 4th of July potluck 0:49👀 Little White lie. 3:20👀 Keep your eyes open to the world. 7:46

  7. 10/23/2020

    02. Banana Bread

    🍌 Making banana bread. 😋 Changing recipes.🙌 Life is about change. Have fun with that.

  8. 10/14/2020

    To My Granddaughter

    🚵‍♀️A bike ride  🪶 Canada geese. ☁️ Learning to fly.💖Taking care of each other.🌟The world is a beautiful place.

    To My Granddaughter
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For two months, Cynthia Blomquist Gustavson wrote a handwritten letter each day to her granddaughter. It turns out, these are the messages all of us need right now, and the small things are the only things that give sense and solace.

Information

  • Creator
    Cynthia Blomquist Gustavson
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    ©2020 Podcasts That Matter
  • Show Website
    Letters to My Granddaughter